News & Articles

28/11/22

Three New Rules on Incapacity for Work Enter Into Force Today in Belgium

Today, the Act of 30 October 2022 enters into force, introducing three new employment law measures.

24/11/22

New rules on medical force majeure and the medical certificate

A new Act, which includes various provisions on incapacity for work, was published in the Belgian State Gazette on 18 November 2022.

24/11/22

Une longue vie semble promise à la taxe sur les comptes-titres 2.0.

Dans son arrêt du 27 octobre 2022, la Cour constitutionnelle a en grande partie conforté la nouvelle taxe sur les comptes-titres (« TACT »). La Cour s…

23/11/22

Nieuwe regels in verband met het toezicht op de woninghuurprijzen in Brussel

Het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest nam in 2017 eigen regels aan in verband met de woninghuur, die in werking traden op 1 januari 2018. In oktober 2022…

23/11/22

Labour Deal broadens night work rules for e-commerce

The Labour Deal introduces some new elements with regards to night work in e-commerce.

23/11/22

Nieuwe regels arbeidsongeschiktheid

Vandaag (18 november 2022) werd de wet houdende diverse bepalingen betreffende arbeidsongeschiktheid gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. De wet b…

22/11/22

Mandatory asbestos certificate

As from 23 November 2022, an asbestos certificate will be required for most buildings built prior to 2001 in the Flanders Region, which are sold or ot…

22/11/22

DORA: the forthcoming EU legal framework on Digital Operational Resilience in the financial sector

The rules on the use of information and communication technology ("ICT") in the financial sector were traditionally country and institution-specific t…

22/11/22

Belgium implements important changes to employment law in 2022

The following article highlights the most important changes that Belgium has adopted this year in the area of employment law.

17/11/22

Unveiling the Complexity of the Belgian MedTech Legal Landscape

16/11/22

Het lot van CVBA’s na het WVV: wat wordt de nieuwe rechtsvorm voor uw vennootschap?

Als gevolg van de krachtlijn van de vereenvoudiging van het vennootschapsrecht, werden enkele vennootschapsvormen die onder het Wetboek van vennootsch…

16/11/22

Invisible life to the rescue: EU facilitates approval of micro-organisms in plant protection products

Micro-organisms or microbes (e.g. bacteria, fungi or protozoa) are invisible to us but play a significant ecological role as they help to break down o…

15/11/22

Klokkenluiden in de private sector

Vandaag (15 december 2022) is de Wet betreffende de bescherming van melders van inbreuken op het Unie- of nationale recht vastgesteld binnen een jurid…

15/11/22

Milieustakingsrechter kan ook voorlopige maatregelen treffen

In een vonnis van de milieustakingsrechter van de rechtbank in Veurne van 9 november 2022 worden hinderbeperkende maatregelen opgelegd in afwachting v…

15/11/22

Geheimhoudingsclausules: enkele tips voor een geldige en effectieve clausule

Naar aanleiding van een recent gepubliceerd arrest van het Hof van Cassatie betreffende de duur van geheimhoudingsclausules, geeft het team Commercial…

15/11/22

Insurance distributor licence imposed by ECJ on policyholders of a collective insurance policy with optional m…

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently ruled that an entity acting as group policyholder under a collective insurance policy and offering option…

14/11/22

Hacking and invoice fraud: the importance of robust internal (payment) policies!

In accordance with Belgian law, payment is valid to the creditor (i.e. the supplier) or its authorized representative. When payment is done to an unau…

11/11/22

Labor and Employment Laws on Work-Life Balance and Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions in Force as …

By laws of October 7, 2022 Belgium finally transposed the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions (Directive (EU) 2019/11…

10/11/22

The Labour Deal is published in the Belgian State Gazette

You can, once again, find below our checklist of the obligations and possibilities for employers based on the Labour Deal Act, together with an indica…

10/11/22

Belgian temporary insolvency law measures protecting energy-intensive companies

Energy prices have soared over the last few months. Although this evolution has impacted all economic operators, energy-intensive companies are partic…